SQUARE
3 Song CD Demo (self released)
Reviewed by Jason Thornberry

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Why am I reviewing a demo? Because it's the first one I've ever sat completely through, and found myself enjoying. Square were Nebraska's Best Kept Secret, but recently relocated to Southern California, acquired management, and supposedly have an EP (by Vegas Records) in the works. It would be easy to just pass this keyboard-led group off as "Ben Folds Five Junior," but I can't stand Ben Fold's and his tiresome world-weary view of the planet, or their excruciating diet-rock/jazz meanderings. Plus the vocals here are tons better, and the songwriting is quite catchy. This CD-R just keeps finding itself in my stereo. My only advice is for them to mix the distorted guitars higher on the last track "Buj." Quite good nonetheless.

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